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List of ghost towns in Connecticut

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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

An aerial view (from a kite) of Pleasure Beach, Connecticut

Ghost towns[edit]

Town name Other name(s) County Established Disestablished Refs
Bara-Hack Windham [1]
Dudleytown Litchfield [2]
Gay City Now a state park Tolland [3]
Johnsonville Village Middlesex [4]
Pleasure Beach Fairfield [5]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "The Abandoned Village of Bara-Hack". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Dudleytown". Roadtrippers. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Gay City State Park--Overview". Connecticut's Official State Website. CT.gov.
  4. ^ Nuwer, Rachel. "Someone Just Bought an Entire Connecticut Ghost Town for $1.2 Million". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Lehman, Eric D. "The Legend of Pleasure Beach". Bridgeport History Center. Bridgeport Library. Retrieved November 9, 2023.